For this episode, I’m digging into the sounds that first made me fall in love with house music. It’s all about that cozy classic soulful feeling: warm Rhodes chords, vocals from legends like Lisa Shaw and Barbara Tucker, and that unmistakable sun-drenched groove. All tracks are from 2003-2011, and 100%…
This is a journey that connects the soulful roots of Summer Fondue with the nu-disco sounds I’ve been obsessed with lately. We start off smooth and sophisticated with some deeper vibes honoring that classic soulful house spirit. As the session heats up, we move into the groove with some heavy-hitting…
This time, it’s all about that sophisticated swinging jazzy house sound. The selection leans heavily into its jazz roots: live brass, saxophone loops, snappy Rhodes pianos, and that unmistakable Parisian energy. It’s the groove that happens when house music meets jazz culture. Urban, classy, and built for those who love…
Get ready for a serious trip down memory lane! This episode is a two-hours journey through the sounds that inspired Summer Fondue from the very beginning – those banging soulful funky house classics from the early 2000s. From the powerhouse vocals of Barbara Tucker and Jocelyn Brown to the legendary…
Back to the roots! For this Fondue, we put aside the modern stuff and go old school to celebrate the feel-good classics that started it all. Expect a solid hour of pure disco, funk, and boogie featuring legends like Bee Gees, Cerrone, Imagination, and Chic. It’s a journey through the…
Another feel-good journey through nu-disco, funky disco house, upbeat disco edits and fresh reworks of golden gems we know and love. Bringing familiar melodies back to life, with glossy pop-disco energy, playful edits, 80’s flavoured synth funk and easy crowd-smiling house vibes. Bright, uplifting and fun – perfect for adding…
And now the proper 2+ hours YouTube live stream – the November Sunday chill with slower mellow soulful and deep vocal house vibes of 120-124 BPM, still from back in the days (2001-2011). I had major technical issues while setting this up, even though my tests were successful. Still learning…
I tried going live on YouTube! This was my first-ever live test to set everything up and give it a try. It’s fun but also quite stressful and challenging experience. 🙂 Anyway, I decided to post it on the website too. Enjoy this one-hour test stream featuring a selection of…
It’s been a while. A fresh Summer Fondue is out, now in video format, too! That’s is why it took me longer. 217th episode is a sun-drenched ride through nu-disco, funky and disco house, indie dance, and melodic vocal house: from poolside grooves and French-touch flavors to modern boogie and…
More music! My SoundCloud library has expanded beyond the Summer Fondue Sessions archive — I’ve uploaded a collection of my other mixes recorded in 2006-2011, organized into two playlists: House Haven: Soulmate’s House Journeys, with 20+ live sets and mixtapes, it’s a kaleidoscope of soulful house music in all its…